Bad Überkingen is a municipality in the district of
Göppingen in
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany.
History
The three towns of Bad Überkingen, Hausen an der Fils, and Unterböhringen were ceded by the
Free Imperial City of
Ulm to the
Electorate of Bavaria in 1802. In 1810, Bavaria ceded the three towns to the
Kingdom of Württemberg, whose government assigned them to . Bad Überkingen was allowed to append the prefix "Bad" to its name in 1927. The district of Göppingen was reorganized in 1938 as Landkreis Göppingen, its current and contemporary form.
Hausen an der Fils and Unterböhringen were incorporated into Bad Überkingen in 1973.
Geography
The municipality (''
Gemeinde
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Gemeinde may refer to:
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'') of Bad Überkingen is situated in
the district
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Pre ...
of
Göppingen, in
Baden-Württemberg, one of the
16 States of the
Federal Republic of Germany. Bad Überkingen is physically located in the of the
Swabian Jura
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, in the upper
Fils
Fils or FILS may refer to:
People
* Anton Fils (1733–1760), German composer
* Arthur Fils (born 2004), French tennis player
* Pascal Fils (born 1984), Canadian football player
Other uses
* Fils (currency), a subdivision of currency used in ...
river valley as far as the . Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of
Normalnull
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History
In 187 ...
(NN) on the Michelsberg to a low of NN on the Fils.
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Portions of the Federally-protected , Dalisberg, and nature reserves are located in Bad Überkingen's municipal area.][
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Politics
Bad Überkingen has three boroughs (''Ortsteile'') – Bad Überkingen, Hausen an der Fils, Unterböhringen – and three villages: Michelsberg, Oberböhringen, and Wasserberghaus. The abandoned village of Winegundenwilare is located in the municipal area. Bad Überkingen is in an with the municipalities of Geislingen an der Steige and Kuchen
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Coat of arms
The coat of arms for Bad Überkingen displays a red fountain with blue waters above a wavy blue surface upon a field of white. This coat of arms was awarded to the municipality with a corresponding municipal flag by the Federal Ministry of the Interior
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Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
Named "ministry"
* Ministry ...
on 18 August 1959.[
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Transportation
Bad Überkingen is connected to Germany's network of roadways by . From 1903 to 1983, Bad Überkingen and Hausen an der Fils were served by Tälesbahn railroad. Local public transportation is provided by the .[
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References
External links
* (in German)
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Göppingen (district)
Spa towns in Germany